Trump smoked heavily. He got lung cancer when he was sixty years old. He only had six months to live. His chance for recovery was 1 in 500. He lived in Baldwin Street, New Zealand, a very special street in the world. What he did with cancer was also special.
He could see the worry, depression and anger in his life. He wondered, "If illness can be caused by negativity (消极性), can wellness be created by positivity?"
He decided to make an experiment of himself. Laughing was one of the most positive activities he knew. He watched all the funny movies he could find. He read funny stories. He enjoyed talk shows and cross talks. He asked his friends to call him whenever they said, heard or did something funny. And he also told jokes to his friends and his family. He even built a club called "Laugh and life".
At first, his pain was so great that he could not sleep. Then, he found laughing for 10minutes could relieve (减轻) the pain for several hours so he could sleep.
He fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20 happy and healthy years in the end. He thought his success was because of the love of his family and friends, and laughing.
So, if you like laughing, do it as often as you can in your life. If you don't like laughing, then take your medicine—laugh anyway.
